Ourhoud Oil Field
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Ourhoud Oil Field is an oil field
located in Ouargla Province
. It was discovered in 1994 and developed by Compañía Española de Petróleos
. The oil field is operated and owned by Compañía Española de Petróleos
, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
and Sonatrach
. The total proven reserves
of the Ourhoud oil field are around 1 billion barrels (140×106tonnes), and production is centered around 250000 oilbbl/d.
Oil field
An oil field is a region with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum from below ground. Because the oil reservoirs typically extend over a large area, possibly several hundred kilometres across, full exploitation entails multiple wells scattered across the area...
located in Ouargla Province
Ouargla Province
Ouargla or Warqla is a province in eastern Algeria. Its capital is Ouargla. Other localities include Temacine, Touggourt, and Hassi Messaoud. It contains the Issaouane Erg desert.-History:...
. It was discovered in 1994 and developed by Compañía Española de Petróleos
Compañía Española de Petróleos
Compañía Española de Petróleos, S.A. is one of the largest energy companies in Spain, founded in 1929, which operates in several European countries as well as in Algeria, Canada, Morocco, Brazil, and Panama. The company currently produces around and has a refining capacity in three refineries...
. The oil field is operated and owned by Compañía Española de Petróleos
Compañía Española de Petróleos
Compañía Española de Petróleos, S.A. is one of the largest energy companies in Spain, founded in 1929, which operates in several European countries as well as in Algeria, Canada, Morocco, Brazil, and Panama. The company currently produces around and has a refining capacity in three refineries...
, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation is one of the world’s largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies, with approximately 2.3 billion barrels of oil equivalent of proved reserves and production of 206 million BOE as of December 31, 2008. Anadarko employs a worldwide...
and Sonatrach
Sonatrach
Sonatrach is an Algerian government-owned company formed to exploit the hydrocarbon resources of the country. Its diversified activities cover all aspects of production: exploration, extraction, transport, and refining...
. The total proven reserves
Proven reserves
Proven reserves, also called proved reserves, measured reserves, 1P, and Reserves, are business or political terms regarding fossil fuel energy sources....
of the Ourhoud oil field are around 1 billion barrels (140×106tonnes), and production is centered around 250000 oilbbl/d.